Packing-box for caramels



No-Model. 2 Sheets-Sheet; 1. G. E. SAUERSTON.

PACKING BOX FOB; OARAMBLS.

Patented Mar. 1, 1892.

(No Model.) 2 SheetsSheet v G. E. SAUERSTON.

PACKING BOX FOR OARAMELS.

" No. 469,981. Patented Mar. 1, 1892.

ATENT' EEIcE,

GEORGE E. sAUERsTom'oE NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND CHARLES C. MACBRAIR AND OHIO.

HINES STROBRIDGE, OF CINCINNATI,

- PACKING- BOX ,FOR CARAMELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,981, dated March 1, 1892.

Application filed June 25, 1891.

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it'known that I, GEORGE E. SA ERsToN, a citizen of the United States, residing at N ewport, in the county of Campbell and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packing-Boxes for Caramels, Candies, and other Confections or Commodities, of which the following is a specification.

being omitted; Fig. 2, a perspective view of an open box, showing parts of two layers or courses of caramels therein packed in accordance with my invention, the upper layer having but two of its rows of caramels shown and the lower having all its compartments or receptacles tilled except one row, the bottom sheetor horizontal ,partition of said upper layer being in section and the usual non-adhesive sheet intermediate the said layers being shown'broken oifyFig. 3, a full-size longitudinal section on line a: m, Fig. 2, showing in dotted lines the operation of removing the caramels or other contents of the box; Fig. 4, a perspective view showing the parts embodying my invention in detail, one of the caraineltrays or holders being displaced to one side the main-tray holder and the longitudinal receptacles or spaces between the partitions of the latter empty for clearness; Fig. 5, a diagram or plan view showing a broad sheet of paper used in making the said maintray holders, the face shown being the upper one and displaying the scores (both in solid and dotted lines) made on both sides the sheet for thenumerous folds therein; Fig. 6, a view similar to Fig. 5, but showing a narrow strip of paper used in the formation of the said caramel trays or holders, the face shown be- Serial No. 397,420. (No model.)

ing the lower or nether one andfidisplaying in both solid and dotted lines the scores made .on both'sides the web or strip for the numerous folds therein; and Fig. 7, a broken perspective View showing a modification in which the longitudinal partitions of the main trayor bottom may be vertically slitted at suitable intervals apart to receive long transverse slips, which form partitions in lieu of the partitions constructed in the carameltrays shown in the previous figures, one of the said slips being removed to clearly show the slits in said longitudinal partitions.

,A represents an ordinary rectangular box; B, caramels, soap, or other commodity in angular form packed therein in two layers or courses; and G,broad horizontal partitions or main trays fitting within the walls of said .box beneath each layer of caramels or other commodity, and D narrow, longitudinal, transversely-partitioned strips or webs fitting in longitudinal receptacles or spaces lying between upriglit longitudinal partitions 0, constructed on both said horizontal partitions or main trays Cand C.

d representseach one of a series of transverse upright partitions constructed on the strips D at suitable intervals apart, the spaces -between them forming receptacles for said caramels or other commodity, as clearly shown in the first three views of the drawings.

When caramels or other sticky confections H i are to be packed, the paper. used in the broad main trays C and C and the narrow subtrays or caramel-trays proper D is coated or treated with paraffine or other similar materialto render said trays non-adhesive and thus permit the caramels to be readily removed in succession or'otherwise, as (le sired. I prefer to form the partitions c andd integral withtheir respective sheets C and webs or strips D and in the following manner: Scores or cuts a (shown in solid lines in Fig. 5 and in dotted lines in Fig. 6) are made at the desired intervals apart in the upper faces of the said sheets and webs and similar scores 1) (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5 and in solid lines, Fig. 6) made in the lower or nether faces of said sheets and webs. Then the paperis folded on the several lines of said scores or cuts into fiat upright folds or plaits, which are of suchheight and at such distance apart as shall suit the dimensions of the articles placed therein, the folds in the broad sheets or horizontal partitions G and 0' thus forming said longitudinal upright partitions c for two opposing sides of the several rows of caramels and the folds in the narrow webs or strips D forming said transverse partitions d for the remaining two opposing sides of the respective caramels in the box. The parts of the sheets and webs lying between and not included in said folds form bottoms or trays, those in the sheets accommodating the narrow websor carainel trays proper D and those in said webs accommodating the bottoms of the caramels. widths of paper in each of said folds may be pasted or otherwise stuck together or left;

free, as desired, the latter being preferred, as it renders the parts more flexible and also more readily removed from the box in the manner shown in dotted lines (at the right of the upper layer in Fig. 3) and is also much cheaper in cost, of construction. A waxed or non-adhesive sheet 6 of tissue-paper or the like may be interposed, as usual, between the layers, as shown in Figs. 2 and Instead of the longitudinal receptacles for the narrow caramel-trays D being made or constructed-in a continuous sheet it is quite obvious that they could be constructed separately and their upright longitudinal strips or flanges disconnected without altering the result in the least. It is also quite obvious that instead of using the webs D the longitudinal partitions 0 could be constructed with slits c at the same distance apart as are the partitions d of said webs D and long transverseslips or strips d used, engaging or fitting within said slits, as clearly shown in Fig. 7; but this construction would not be so good for the reason that the caramels could not be so readily removed in rows, but would necessarily have to be removed separately, and should a partition (1 be removed two rows of caramels would then be exposed to mutual adhesive contact, which would be objectionable. End strips d would also have to be used at the opposite ends of the bottom tray Cintermediate the caramels and the outer wall of the box. It is also obvious that instead of scoring the sheets and webs they could be crimped or otherwise suitably prepared for the folds to form the respective longitudinal and transverse partitions.

The manner of operating my invention is fully shown in Fig. 3, a single tray D or a single caramelbeing readily removed by simply taking one upright end of the web D between The two contacting rows of caramels and one or more layers of such rows, as is also obvious, with my improvements herein applied thereto, and single webs or rows of caramels may be removed without affecting or disturbing the remaining rows or in any mann er marring the appearance of the box for display.

I'claim-- 1. As an improved article of manufacture,

'a packing-box composed of the box proper A, one or more horizontal partitions or bottoms having upright longitudinal partitions 0 constructed thereon, and independent webs or trays D, having transverse upright partitions, (1, said partitioned webs or trays D forming the receptacles for the caramels or other articles and detachabl y arranged or lying in the longitudinal receptacles formed by the said longitudinally-partitioned bottom or bottoms. substantially as herein set forth.

2. The herein-described means for conveniently packing or inclosing caramels, candy, and other commodities in a suitable box, consisting in a longitudinally-partitioned bottom 0 c and independent longitudinal transversely-partitioned strips or webs d, the latter being adapted to detachably tit within the longitudinal receptacles formed by the long unbroken partitions of the former and to contain the said commodities, each oneindependent of the other and surrounded by four nonadhesive walls and a bottom, substantially as herein set forth. a

3. Apackingcompartment-frame composed of the bottom '0, having longitudinal partitions or ridges cthereon, and transverse partitions or ridges d, constructed and arranged at suitable distances apart along an independent web detachably placed therein to form independent receptacles for the goods, substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony of 'which invention I have hereunto set my hand.

GEORGE E. SAUERSTON. Witnesses: JOHN E. JONES,

JOHN 0. Ross.

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